Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies chews its way onto the App Store

The Gamebook Adventures are among some of the more underrated gaming experiences on iOS in my opinion. The choose-your-own adventure style of play, great writing, and Tin Man Games’ excellent gamebook engine have helped make each installment a satisfying one. And the latest entry into Tin Man’s growing catalog is none other than the all new Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies, written by the legendary Ian Livingstone himself. This comes 30 years after he and Steve Jackson co-authored the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

“Insane megalomaniac Gingrich Yurr is preparing to unleash an army of monstrous zombies upon the world. He must be stopped and his undead horde defeated. In this life-or-death adventure the decisions YOU make will decide the fate of the world. Can YOU survive or will YOU become a zombie too?”

Playing the role of a man kidnapped and imprisoned in a castle somewhere in Romania, you must make your escape and stop a zombie outbreak by (surprise!) choosing your own path and collecting various much needed items along the way. Choose wrongly and end up being a zombie yourself. I’ve had the chance to play a pre-release copy on my iPad, and while I haven’t gotten too far yet into the adventure, I’m definitely digging the game thus far. I’d say compared to Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106, the story here is more up my alley – not surprising seeing how I’m a huge fan of zombie fiction.

Blood of the Zombies is a universal app (with iPhone 5 support) and features all new death endings that are not available in the print book, alternate and unlockable artwork, achievements scattered throughout the book and 3 difficulty settings for all types of players. The price of admission is $5.99 and the app’s now available on the App Store and Google Play.

Fighting Fantasy, the world famous interactive gamebook series returns for its 30th Anniversary! Ian Livingstone and Tin Man Games present Blood of the Zombies on iOS!!

“Insane megalomaniac Gingrich Yurr is preparing to unleash an army of monstrous zombies upon the world. He must be stopped and his undead horde defeated. In this life-or-death adventure the decisions YOU make will decide the fate of the world. Can YOU survive or will YOU become a zombie too?”

Blood of the Zombies is a digital Fighting Fantasy gamebook, an interactive adventure in which YOU are the hero! You can only win through by choosing the correct path, finding equipment, avoiding traps and surviving combat.

Exclusive new features in the app:

• All new death endings, written by Ian Livingstone. Not available in the print book! • Kevin Crossley’s amazing illustrations colorised for the app, making full use of the high-resolution retina displays. • Alternate artwork to unlock by Fighting Fantasy favourite, Martin McKenna. • Achievements to find throughout the gamebook with full Game Center connectivity. • Make the gamebook as easy or hard as you like and even turn on a special cheat mode to read it old-school! • An animated Greg Staples cover – the zombie comes to life!

Blood of the Zombies has been brought to iOS using Tin Man Games’ critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine featuring:

• Universal iOS support. Buy the app once and it works on all your devices! • Read the book horizontally or vertically on your iPad. • An automated Adventure Sheet to keep track of stats and inventory. • Realistic physics based dice rolling. Shake your iOS device! • Artwork gallery. Find an illustration in the gamebook and be able to access it full-screen forever. • Bookmarking system which saves your position in the gamebook, much like putting your fingers between the pages to remember your previous page when reading the paperback! • Specially composed soundtrack and sound effects.

“…it’s surprisingly swift and exciting, with the hectic, minute-to-minute battling and health management beats of Left 4 Dead, and a real sense of the old-school RPG as you keep neat lists of the things you’ve collected…” – EUROGAMER 9/10 (for the paperback version)

Tin Man Games have signed a licensing deal to release the Fighting Fantasy series on iOS, so expect to see more of your favourite adventure gamebooks coming to the App Store over the next few years.